Sahebganj is a village in the Dinhata II

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in the

Dinhata subdivision Dinhata subdivision is a subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Administrative units Dinhata subdivision has 2 ...

of the

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in the state of

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Geography

Location

Sahebganj is located at .

Area overview

The map alongside shows the eastern part of the district. In Tufanganj subdivision 6.97% of the population lives in the urban areas and 93.02% lives in the rural areas. In Dinhata subdivision 5.98% of the population lives in the urban areas and 94.02% lives in the urban areas. The entire district forms the flat

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flood plains of mighty rivers. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

Police station

There is a police station at Sahebganj.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Dinhata II CD block are located at Sahebganj.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Sahebganj had a total population of 6,304. There were 3,279 (52%) males and 3,025 (48%) females. There were 698 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Sahebganj was 4,338 (77.38% of the population over 6 years).

References

Villages in Cooch Behar district {{CoochBehar-geo-stub